WHO WE ARE
Our Mission: We coach and support students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to prepare for and graduate from college as transformational leaders in order to forge a just and equitable society.
College Success Foundation believes in respecting, upholding, and reflecting diversity and is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization. By leading with equity, and utilizing an anti-racist lens in our work, we center diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We believe students win when we have a high- performing culture that is committed to eliminating barriers to student achievement. Our passion is fostering educational equity, making college accessible and affordable to underserved students from low-income families.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Philanthropy Officer (SPO) is primarily responsible for raising major philanthropic gifts to fund college scholarships through the Leadership 1000 Scholarship Program, awarding college scholarships to students from low-income families in Washington State. Additionally, the SPO leads major gift fundraising for the foundation in support the Foundation's overall fundraising strategy. A significant portion of this role includes the cultivation and stewardship of scholarship donors and facilitating contacts between College Success Foundation (CSF) scholars and their benefactors.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The items listed in this section are the primary duties and responsibilities for this job and do not represent an exhaustive list. Our organization is dynamic and therefore duties may change based on business necessity; however, any new duties will remain within the scope of the job.
- Manage a portfolio of individual and corporate donors in order to obtain specific annual goals.
- Personally solicit and steward donors and prospects, conducting a minimum of seven meetings every month. Arrange donor/CSF leadership meetings as appropriate to secure scholarship gifts to meet yearly goals, including multi-year commitments.
- Maintain accurate records of all pledged gifts and donor contacts in SalesForce. Produce activity reports as needed.
- Plan and facilitate donor/scholar meetings and interactions.
- Supervise Major Gift Officer and lead major gift strategy and execution.
- Regularly interact with L1000 scholars as indicated to maintain donor relationships.
- Develop and maintain a pipeline of potential scholarship donors. Represent CSF at networking (business and social) events in the community to expand CSF's potential donor base.
- Work in coordination with the Director of Development with donor cultivation and stewardship utilizing CSF programs, CSF leadership, and special events.
- Work closely with Director of Scholarship & Financial Aid Education Program to identify and match students with donor scholarship preferences and criteria.
- Annually send student update documents to donors for new L1000 and renewing L1000 scholars.
- Assist the Director of Development to increase overall giving to CSF.
- Contribute as an active team member through inviting current and prospective L1000 donors to CSF events and volunteer opportunities.
